Assault & Flattery


Assault & Flattery is Toronto's sixth and final album, released in 1984. The album features only two original band members, Anne "Holly" Woods and Scott Kreyer. Released as "Holly Woods & Toronto" which hints at Holly's increasing control and autonomy in the band at this time. The album was produced by Mike Flicker who produced five albums for Heart - the band Toronto are most often compared to. The CD release includes the bonus track "Where Are We Now?" - which was also performed by Holly herself, as a solo artist, on her CD Live It Up!.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "New Romance" - 3:35
  2. "Kerry Anne" - 4:43
  3. "Sometimes Change" - 4:06
  4. "Look What's Showing Through" - 4:41
  5. "Bang Your Head" - 3:42

Side 2

  1. "Desperation" - 4:56
  2. "Assault and Flattery" - 3:39
  3. "Cats & Dogs " - 3:25
  4. "No More Cliches" - 4:21

CD version bonus track

  1. "Where Are We Now?"

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

  • Daryl Alvaro - additional guitars
  • Tim McCauley - additional keyboards, programming, producer
  • Phil Kenzie - saxophone
  • Lenny Castro - percussion
  • John Coury - backing vocals and vocal arrangements
  • Cele Bullard, Nick Cerro, Liz Lausanne - backing vocals
  • Darby Mills - vocals on the duet "Cats & Dogs "
  • Brian MacLeod - lead guitar on "Cats & Dogs ", producer and mixing on track 9

Production